Rufus Woods Lake
Rufus Woods Lake, hands down, is the best place to fish for trout in the state. Since 1998, the state record for trout has been broken four times, all at RWL. Most recently, the record was broken in 2002 the fish weighed in at 29.6 lbs! Trolling is the way to go, but you can still catch a trophy from shore. It is like fishing with dynomite.
Here’s the best part. Last summer at the trout hatchery, a large floating tree destroyed containment nets containing 30,000 triploids. Every fish was unintentionally released into Rufus Woods Lake. Wow! Get up there and get yourself a trophy, but dont go when theres a snow or wind storm in the forecast. RWL is open year round. The limit is two trout and two Kokanee per angler. There is a fee to fish this lake. The Coleville Tribal Permit is $7.50 per day. You can pick one up in the city of Pateros at the Pateros Ace Hardware just off Highway 97. Their phone number is (509) 923-2622.
From Renton, which is where I live, it would be a 3 to 4 hour drive. Let me know if you have fished at Rufus Woods before.
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